Honorary Mentoring Award

The Executive Dean's Honorary Mentoring Award acknowledges the efforts of individuals who may not be members of the School of Medicine faculty, but who contribute to the success of our faculty through interprofessional mentoring.

School of Medicine faculty members are encouraged to nominate professionals from other KU schools, universities, or institutions, to receive recognition for their generous donation of time and knowledge. Recipients of this award earn membership in The University of Kansas School of Medicine Society of Distinguished Mentors.

Eligibility

Nominations for the Honorary Mentoring Award are open to faculty members who meet all the following criteria.

An associate or full professor from outside the KU School of Medicine or a professional working in private practice, a research institution, or a related business.

Mentored one or more SOM faculty member(s) for two years or longer.

A scholar or professional with demonstrated success in the field they mentor.

Nomination Packet Requirements

To submit a nomination packet, you must be a School of Medicine faculty member mentored by the nominee for two years or more.

Because this award recognizes the efforts of mentoring faculty members, letters of support will not be accepted from medical students, graduate students, residents or post-docs.

Letters of support from mentees, documenting professional achievements and mentoring experience with nominee.

How to submit the Nomination Packet

Complete the Nomination Cover Sheet and refer to the checklist on the sheet. Please combine the cover sheet and the support letters into one PDF, then email PDF along with both CV's (nominator and nominee) to FAD by Friday, July 22, 2016. If you have any questions, please email Heather Williams or Laura Jennemann in Faculty Affairs and Development.

Selection Process

Nominations will be reviewed and selected by a committee of School of Medicine peers and chaired by the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development. Two finalists will be recommended to the Executive Dean, who will make the final selection. The selected honoree will be notified prior to the 2016 Annual Faculty Retreat, along with the nominator and honoree's department chair.

The honoree will receive

Recognition on the Distinguished Mentor Wall in the School of Medicine